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Meaning of vanity #1 (permalink) Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:25 am   Meaning of vanity
 

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #94 "Letter of Complaint (1)", question 8

Again I stayed in all day in ......... and there was no delivery.

(a) vain
(b) fault
(c) vanity
(d) error

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #94 "Letter of Complaint (1)", answer 8

Again I stayed in all day in vain and there was no delivery.

Correct answer: (a) vain
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could you send me explanation for the word vanity

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Vanity #2 (permalink) Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:47 am   Vanity
 

Hi,

Vanity means having excessive pride in your own appearance/reputation.

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